Ralph Barkman Explained

Position:Back
Birth Date:22 September 1907
Birth Place:Chester Township, New Jersey
Death Place:Chester, New Jersey
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:165
High School:Roxbury (NJ)
College:Schuylkill
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Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:8

Ralph S. "Mose" Barkman (September 22, 1907 – December 9, 1998) was an American football player.

A New Jersey native, he played prep football at Roxbury High School. He then played college football as a halfback for Schuylkill College from 1925 to 1928 and was the captain of the school's 1928 football team. Known as "the boy with the ball-bearing hips", he reportedly gained over 1,000 yards for Schuylkill in nine games during the 1927 season.[1]

He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Orange Tornadoes. He appeared in eight NFL games, four as a starter, during the 1929 season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Barkman Named Schuylkill Pilot. Reading Times. December 1, 1927. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Ralph Barkman. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 23, 2020.